On July 25th from 4:00-4:45 PM EDT, you will meet the other participants from your state who will be attending virtual Hill meetings with you. Please go through this checklist in preparation for your meetings on July 26th.

1. Prepare Your Talking Points
If you have not already done so, fill out your Talking Points Worksheet, including background research on your Member(s) of Congress. A little background research on your Member(s) of Congress can go a long way in helping you determine what sort of arguments will be most persuasive to them. Visit your Member(s) website to see what key issues they're concerned about, as well as recent press releases. Click here to search what legislation your Member(s) have introduced or co-sponsored this Congress to see if there is anything similar or related to our legislative requests. 

2. Get Organized
If your delegation does not have a Grassroots Advocacy Leader already participating in the Advocacy Summit, delegate a Team Leader to help organize your meetings. Team Leaders will help get the state delegation organized, including working with the group to identify who will:

• Introduce the group
• Speak about each of the 3 legislative requests
• Conclude the meeting

Team leaders will also work with the group to assign who will:

• Send follow-up emails for each meeting
• Fill out the post-meeting feedback form

3. Practice
The delegation is encouraged to role play and practice a full run through of a meeting at least once in the time provided.